Backgammon

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The aim of a Backgammon match is to shift your pieces around the Backgammon board and pull those pieces off the game board faster than your competitor who works just as hard to attempt the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Succeeding in a match of Backgammon requires both tactics and fortune. Just how far you can move your chips is left to the numbers from rolling a pair of dice, and just how you move your checkers are determined by your overall gambling plans. Enthusiasts use a number of strategies in the different parts of a match based on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Plan

The aim of the Running Game strategy is to entice all your chips into your home board and bear them off as quick as you can. This technique focuses on the speed of moving your chips with no time spent to hit or barricade your competitor’s chips. The best time to use this tactic is when you believe you can shift your own pieces a lot faster than the opponent does: when 1) you have a fewer pieces on the game board; 2) all your chips have moved beyond your competitor’s checkers; or 3) the opposing player doesn’t use the hitting or blocking technique.

The Blocking Game Plan

The primary aim of the blocking plan, by the name, is to stop your opponent’s checkers, temporarily, not worrying about shifting your pieces quickly. As soon as you have established the blockade for the opponent’s movement with a few pieces, you can move your other checkers rapidly from the game board. You really should also have a good plan when to withdraw and shift the chips that you used for the blockade. The game becomes interesting when the opposition uses the same blocking tactic.